trade union movement

/treɪd ˌjunjən ˌmuvmənt/

Other forms: trade union movements

Definitions of trade union movement

1. noun

   an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
   synonyms: labor, labor movement

   types:

   I.W.W., IWW, Industrial Workers of the World

   a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I

   trade unionism, unionism

   the system or principles and theory of labor unions

   type of:

   reform movement

   a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms